They won in blue! Listen to the secrets of Fabien Barthez and Michel Platini before the World Cup

Eloise Bertil 10:15 a.m., October 27, 2022, modified at 10:18 a.m., October 27, 2022

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"It made me feel like in a movie, you see your whole life flashing by. That's what makes you cry when you leave", "overnight, we were the Beatles in France": while the Cup of the world of football begins very soon in Qatar, five emblematic football players, who all have in common to have worn the blue jersey, have agreed to confide in the sporting and personal adventure they have experienced in the podcast "Les Géants" presented by Jacques Vendroux.

"Trust me. Do you want to win? So leave me alone for a while!" Says he told the staff of the France team before the competition Fabien Barthez, who is the guest of the first episode of season 2 "World special" of this podcast which traces the great adventures that have marked the history of French football.

From his psychological exhaustion after 1998, to his role in the incredible scenario of the final against Italy, the goalkeeper of the Blues confides in an intimate way the epic of Euro 2000.

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In season 1 of the podcast, Jacques Vendroux had already invited to confide in the big names of French football: Laurent Blanc to tell the coronation of the Blues in 1998, Michel Denisot about his seven-year term as president of PSG in the 2000s , or Réginald Becque to retrace the unexpected journey of Calais RUFC fans in 1999-2000.

On the occasion of the 2022 Football World Cup, "Les Géants" now traces the adventures of the French team, male and female, in international competition.

For this new compilation of stories, Jacques Vendroux has called on five "blue" giants: Michel Platini and Alain Giresse to immerse themselves in the great victories and the great disappointments also of the 80s, and alongside Fabien Barthez, the champions Hugo Lloris for the 2018 World Cup won by France in Russia or Wendie Renard about the epic of Les Bleues in 2019.

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"Les Géants" is a podcast that can be found for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Dailymotion or on your usual listening platforms.

In "Les Géants", the sports journalist of Europe 1 Jacques Vendroux receives legends of the round ball to make all fans of football and human adventures relive the great moments of emotion of the competitions, but also to make you discover behind the scenes.

Unpublished secrets, sound archives: it's as if you were there!

"The Giants" season 2, there are five episodes of about 30 minutes, to be found every Thursday on all listening platforms.